@bowens19
Dear Bradley's Stomach, Your excuse has been granted. Vacation weeks are where you get to relax and enjoy life. Just know that vacation weeks end, and that you will need to readjust to well-controlled (but still delicious) portions and keep the rest of the body feeling great. Absolutely all of those parts are counting on you. They love it when you (and the brain) keep it together. Enjoy!

@kellie_erin What a good week! 2.1 pounds gone, and that much closer to getting back to the 180s. You'll make it soon!

@bobagurl2017 Hall pass granted! See note above to Bradley's Stomach, and have a great time!

micki48 wrote: »

@jugar How do you do your garden tomatoes? I may need to do something with mine. 🍅

Many things! The Roma tomatoes I make fresh sauce with right away until I can't face it any more. Then I roast a lot of them. That is pretty simple - just cut them the long way, remove the little pithy bit below the stem end, toss them in olive oil, salt & pepper, and roast them in a hot oven for about 30 minutes, cut side up. They lose a lot of the liquid and become stronger tasting. Once they cool, I just bag them up and freeze them. They are great in sauces, soups, any dish where you want a nice tomato flavour without too much juice. The round tomatoes also go into fresh sauces, but when I get really lazy, the ripe ones just go whole into the freezer. When you thaw them, the skins slip right off and then you can chop them into soups, stews, whatever you need. You can roast round tomatoes as well, but they need to be cut in various ways depending on their size, and maybe you want to empty out the seeds and juice (strain that and keep the juice!) so that they don't take too long to roast. Roasted + fresh tomatoes make an amazing tomato soup - my fave recipe is https://www.themediterraneandish.com/vegan-roasted-tomato-basil-soup/ SO good and easy to freeze. You can make it more decadent by putting in a dollop of cream, but it does not really need it. Delish. I also make chili with fresh tomatoes and freeze that. Have fun!

@Shawtytel hang in there! You lost a lot for a while, so a plateau is normal. You'll be ready to get back at it now - just go back to careful logging and all the things. You need a while to adjust to a new level before keeping the downward direction going.

@ashleycarole86 Happy homecoming - that heartburn will be banished in no time once you get back to your usual fare. Poor Brad having to leave immediately on a work trip - salads for you Mr. @bowens1973 ! No more complaints from Bradley's Stomach, please You'll both be Pelotoning your way to bliss soon.

I wish I could invite you all over to share the gigantic batch of ratatouille with white beans that I made today. It isn't really a traditional ratatouille (it has fresh corn in it) but it is so delicious. Everything is from my garden but the onion and corn, and those came from a neighbour. I love putting in chickpeas or white beans so it is a good protein and a complete meal in one bowl. My son came over for dinner, but he and the tall guy had burgers instead of my fantastic meal. Poor dears... Luckily my son did not bring ice cream with him, as he tends to do. My halo is firmly in place

So after such a fabulous week 2, let's keep on going for week 3! We can build a streak, yeah? Even for those of you who are feeling stuck, the gains have been very small. Keep up the great work!

I need an extra long bike session tonight. It poured down rain all day, so the steps are pretty sad. Here is my week 2 for you @ashleycarole86 --

Sunday - 13,072 + bike 30
Monday - 9012 + Pilates 30 + bike 45
Tuesday - 9560 + Pilates 30 + bike 50
Wednesday - 10,018 + Pilates 25 + bike 35
Thursday - 10,260 + bike 45
Friday - 12,908 + Pilates 15 + bike 45
Saturday - 8839 + nuthin! all day in the garden...